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Fender Unveils The ‘60s Closet Classic Stratocaster With Competition Stripe
Apparently not content with what is already an extremely popular series of vintage reissue Strats (Mexis, Americans and the like,) Fender has continued to expand the line with new and unusual varieties of the instrument, including last year’s Hot Rod ‘57 & ‘62 models, the Mexican-made/Custom Shop designed Classic Players models, and of course a [...]
Continue reading...Guitar Player Reviews Vox CoolTron Tube Distortion Pedals
14. March 2007
If you’ve been looking for an authentic, over the top tube distortion tone, but aren’t necessarily in the position to plunk down a small fortune on that menacing wall-o-Marshalls, you might want to check out Guitar Player’s recent review of three Vox CoolTron pedals––the Big Ben Overdrive, Brit Boost, and Bulldog Distortion. I’ve been eyeing the [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #8 :: Les Paul Antique Deluxe Gold Top
14. March 2007
Gibson today unveiled the eighth installment in its year-long Guitar Of The Week series––the new Les Paul Antique Deluxe Gold Top. As is all the rage these days, the guitar will be an “antiqued” version of Gibson’s classic Les Paul Deluxe, and is expected to feature the highly sought after antique “Goldtop” finish, antique binding all [...]
Continue reading...Rare Find: Flying Tiger/Hell’s Angels Esquire with Matching Pro Junior
13. March 2007
Wow––check out this Custom Painted Esquire & matching Pro Junior amp… The one of a kind “Flying Tiger” Esquire was apparently unveiled at this year’s Winter NAMM Show, though this is the first I’ve heard of it. According to The Music Zoo’s website––where the instrument is selling for a paltry $17,500 (hey, it listed at $25,000!)––the [...]
Continue reading...A Tantalizing Look At The Electro Harmonix Hum Debugger
13. March 2007
As a long time fan of Electro-Harmonix (not to mention the fact that I live in a 100-year-old house with really funky wiring,) I was more than a little intrigued last year when the company announced their new hum eliminator––the aptly titled Hum Debugger. I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled ever since for a good demo [...]
Continue reading...Converting A Cheap Amp Into A Class-A Tone Machine
9. March 2007
Lookin’ for a fun weekend project? How about spending some quality-time with your soldering iron while converting a cheap Epiphone Valve Junior amplifier into a faux-Fender Tweed Champ? I was looking for some interesting DIY mods for tube amps this morning when I came across Premier Guitar Magazine’s article titled: Rags To Riches––Turning an inexpensive amp [...]
Continue reading...Fender To Produce Limited Release Rosewood Telecaster
9. March 2007
Fender has announced a limited production run of their new Custom Shop Rosewood Telecaster––a re-creation of one of Fender’s now extremely rare vintage 1960s guitars built entirely of hand-selected rosewood… yep, that’s a rosewood body, neck, and fingerboard. The original instrument is perhaps most famous for showing up in the hands of George Harrison during the [...]
Continue reading...Mini-Site: Jimmy Page Signature Double Neck
8. March 2007
Just a quick note for those of you following this story––Gibson now has a complete mini-site for the new Jimmy Page Signature Double Neck Guitar (which, by the way, went on sale yesterday.) The site includes photos, full specs, the history of the Gibson Double Neck, an interview with Jimmy Page, Biography, and more… definitely [...]
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15. March 2007
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